Greek Myths
Who is the Greek god of the forge
Hephaestus
Where does Achilles get shot that leads to his death?
His heel
What does Antigone do that causes Creon to punish her?
Bury Polynices
Who did Oedipus conquer to become the King of Thebes?
The Sphinx
Who is the King of Athens?
Theseus
How was Athena born?
How did the Trojan war begin?
Athena, Hera, and Aphrodite argued over who was the fairest goddess.
What is Haemon's relationship to the other characters in the play?
Engaged to Antigone
How does Oedipus end up at the end of the play?
Free space
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Which of the 12 olympians is the only one not related to Zeus?
Aphrodite
Who does Achilles feud with, leading to him not participating in the war against Troy?
Agamemnon
What did the Greeks believe about a person who was left unburied?
That they would not pass on into the afterlife.
What is Apollo's role in the story of Oedipus the King?
He is the power behind the oracle, which gives the prophecy about Oedipus' fate to kill his father and marry his mother.
Throughout this play, Oedipus stays in the garden in Colonus while many people visit him. Name three people that come to visit him (not including the leader, the citizen, or the chorus).
Dionysus was given a seat in Olympus after teaching man how to make wine. Who gave up his/her seat for Dionysus?
Hestia
What happens to Odysseus and Ajax's after their contest for the armor of Achilles?
After an even battle, Odysseus is rewarded the armor. This causes Ajax to kill a flock of sheep in madness, and then commit suicide
What two reasons does Tiresias reveal are behind the plague in Thebes?
1. That Creon will not give Polynices the proper burial rights.
2. That Creon has imprisoned Antigone.
Who is the messenger?
He is the one whom Jocasta gave Oedipus to as a child and told to kill Oedipus. Instead, the messenger gives Oedipus to a passing shepherd.
What must Theseus do in order to reap the blessing of burying Oedipus, according to Oedipus himself?
He must not reveal where Oedipus is buried, except to his heir before Theseus dies.
What story including two of the 12 Olympians was the explanation for the seasons? Who were those two Olympians?
Hades taking Persephone to be his wife. Hades and Persephone
Who did the Greeks use to convince the Trojans to bring the wooden horse in?
Sinon
Describe why Creon choosing to live in light of causing his family's deaths is worse than dying himself.
Because he has to live knowing that he caused his family to die.
Who were Oedipus's foster parents in Corinth?
Merope and Polybus
Name two of the prophecies that are behind the actions of the characters in this play.
Oracle- Oedipus will die at the grove of the furies, in Colonus.
Oracle- Oedipus’ burial place will bring good fortune/ special protection to the city in which it is located.
Oracle- Polynices and Creon will try to win Oedipus’ favor, and whichever brother Oedipus sides with will win the war.